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Biden Pledged To Stop Funding Fossil Fuels Overseas. ExIm Bank Does Anyway [9]

"In 2021, the Biden administration told federal agencies to stop funding many new fossil fuel projects abroad..... But now, leaders of America's Export-Import Bank have decided to lend nearly $100 million for the expansion of an oil refinery in Indonesia."

Climate Change [10]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Policy [13]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
International [16]
Source: NPR [17], 05/15/2023
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"Getting A Silent Killer Out Of The Kitchen" [18]

"In Sierra Leone, 99 percent of the population still uses polluting cooking methods."

Air [19]
Consumer [20]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Pollution [22]
Public [14]
International [16]
Source: Washington Post [23], 05/15/2023
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"On The Hunt For Yellowstone’s Bison" [24]

"Deer and elk were no problem for Kashius Gleason. The 19-year-old member of the Yakama Nation had hunted plenty of them around his reservation in the state of Washington. Yet standing in freezing temperatures at the doorstep of Yellowstone at daybreak one February morning, he was nervous as a herd of bison trekked out of the park."

Biodiversity [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Natural Resources [27]
People & Population [28]
Wildlife [29]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Washington Post [30], 05/15/2023
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"U.S. Supreme Court Preserves California Humane Pig Confinement Law" [31]

"The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday preserved a California law banning the sale of pork in America's most-populous state from pigs kept in tightly confined spaces, rejecting an industry challenge claiming that the voter-backed animal welfare measure impermissibly regulates out-of-state farmers."

Agriculture [32]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Reuters [34], 05/12/2023
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EPA Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants [35]

"The Biden administration on Thursday announced the first regulations to limit greenhouse pollution from existing power plants, capping an unparalleled string of climate policies that, taken together, could substantially reduce the nation’s contribution to global warming."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Health [21]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [36], 05/12/2023
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"Scientists Warn Of Disinfectant Dangers: Study" [37]

"Disinfectants have had a moment since the COVID-19 pandemic began — and scientists are warning that this widespread use is spurring health problems, antimicrobial resistance and harming the environment."

Chemicals [38]
Consumer [20]
Environmental Health [21]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: EHN [39], 05/12/2023
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"Biden Moves To Mandate Greener Building Codes In One-Sixth Of New Houses" [40]

"The Biden administration plans to require new homes to be constructed to the nation’s greenest, most energy-efficient building codes to qualify for the federal loans that finance more than one-sixth of new houses sold in the United States."

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [20]
Economy & Business [11]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Planning & Growth [42]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: HuffPost [43], 05/12/2023
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"Tohono O’odham Nation To Get Ancestral Land Back" [44]

"The Tucson City Council is moving forward with the effort to return the ancestral homelands near the base Sentinel Peak to the Tohono O’odham Nation for its continued preservation and reverence."

Environmental Justice [26]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [45]
Source: AZ Mirror [46], 05/12/2023
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"As Exxon Bows Out, Industry Takes Step Toward Sustainable Algae Biofuels" [47]

"In February, ExxonMobil gave up its decade-long attempt to cultivate algae as a profitable and scalable feedstock for biofuel — a liquid alternative energy source needed to power aviation, ocean-going ships, and long-distance trucking, while also combating climate change."

Energy & Fuel [12]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Mongabay [48], 05/12/2023
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"Veterans on Borrowed Time Fume Over Delays on Toxic Water Claims" [49]

"Nearly nine months after the government pledged to start compensating thousands of veterans sickened by toxic waters at Camp Lejeune, not a single claim has been settled, and the Navy says it needs to first launch an online portal to better manage the claims."

Chemicals [38]
Environmental Health [21]
Environmental Justice [26]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Military [50]
Pollution [22]
Water & Oceans [51]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Bloomberg Environment [52], 05/12/2023
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"As Climate Risks Rise, Flood Insurance Costs Stun US Homeowners" [53]

"A federal flood insurance overhaul to adjust for rising climate change risks has left Americans facing eye-popping bills".

Climate Change [10]
Consumer [20]
Disasters [54]
Economy & Business [11]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [55], 05/12/2023
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Environmentalists Aim To Block Gold Mine Near Yellowstone — By Buying It [56]

"For decades, conservationists have fought against gold mining at the edge of Yellowstone National Park, fearing hard-rock extraction could fragment its wildlife habitat and pollute its waterways. Now park lovers say they say have a permanent way to preserve this crown jewel of the national park system: buying gold rights at Yellowstone’s doorstep."

Laws & Regulations [33]
Natural Resources [27]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Mountain West (CO ID MT NV UT WY) [57]
Source: Washington Post [58], 05/12/2023
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Koalas Are Dying From Chlamydia. A New Vaccine Effort Is Trying To Save Them [59]

"Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales."

Biodiversity [25]
Environmental Health [21]
Wildlife [29]
Public [14]
Australia & Oceania [60]
Source: AP [61], 05/12/2023
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EPA Proposes Power Plant Emissions Rule To Confront Climate Change [62]

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing on Thursday a draft rule aimed at curbing planet-warming emissions from fossil-fired power plants that is expected to be a key piece of the Biden administration’s climate policy."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [63]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: The Hill [64], 05/11/2023
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"In a Climate Trade-Off, Biden Backs Manchin’s Fossil Fuel Plan" [65]

"The White House on Wednesday endorsed a plan by Senator Joe Manchin III to speed the approval of some fossil fuel projects in order to also hasten the construction of new transmission lines critical for meeting President Biden’s climate goals."

Climate Change [10]
Energy & Fuel [12]
Environmental Politics [63]
Infrastructure [41]
Laws & Regulations [33]
Public [14]
National (U.S.) [15]
Source: NYTimes [66], 05/11/2023
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